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    It Effects the Black Community In this paper I will discuss divorce trends and the break-up of the black family. We will identify the roots of divorce, the slave experience and how this has carried over into today’s society. We know that divorce exists across all races, all ethnicities and in every area of the world but will focus our attention to the population that seems to have the largest rate of divorce, one text suggests the rate as being 47 percent among the black community (Lauer, 2012) The

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    I’ve always been involved in the black community to an extent. I’d voice my opinion on different topics that involve African Americans at a young age and participate in events and activities in my community. I’d like to continue participating and supporting these types of events throughout my life and also expose other young people as well. In NAACP I’ve become more open minded about certain issues that African Americans face everyday that have been ignored by elected leaders. As Vice President

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    daily life, there is a strong central importance placed on community. It is a central idea that is used to promote the common goal of the group, as well as togetherness. In the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison, Baby Suggs is a prominent character that is instrumental in developing Morrison’s theme, of the value and importance of community. In the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison, Baby Suggs gatherings in the clearing show the value of a community. In the clearing, just outside the town, Baby Suggs would

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    been. Days upon days of headlines with black people being killed by “peace” officers. As the list of names grew longer, it became apparent that there was no intention to protect the black community, instead, the public was being “protected” from us. Growing up in a community of minorities, I had come to believe that there was a sense of solidarity in our struggles. I was wrong in thinking our shared status meant unity. At the core of every marginalized community, is a sense of anti-blackness. This harsh

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    I believe that the black community in the book are considered to be the mockingbirds of the story, which in turn makes Robert (Mr.Ewell) and Mayella Ewell the ‘predators’. I will be explaining my thoughts and the reason why I think this, but before getting into more detail about my hypothesis I want to briefly clarify you about features of the mockingbird itself. The mockingbird is a bird, obviously, which are normally seen as the prey. They are omnivorous which means they eat other animals and

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    Religion in the Black Community, a Tool for Good or Evil I. Introduction: Providing mental health care in the black community is a great challenge and combating the stigma associated with the illness, black communities need to be more open and accepting. Thesis: However, Mental health is still viewed as a spiritual issue, that can be conquered by the power of prayer. Supporting thesis: (major and minor) (a) Religion was the building block for black slave throughout history. It empowered

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    engross the black community through vocal or instrumental sounds, which reflect conditions of black life. There are many facets of Black lives heard through music. Although there are countless themes throughout music that engages the black community, the central themes we focused on were relationships, sex, spirit and soul, rebellion, and transcendence. The various albums used throughout the semester just scratched the surface of how artist use music to speak to the meaning and condition of black life

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    their hearts and have never filled the void that separates the white community and the black community. A plethora of daily life was affected by slavery, Marriage dealing with people of color was found to be illegal. Being a slave, dealing with physical, verbal and mental attacks daily was not enough for the oppressing collective of people. The criminalization of marriage created a generational problem. Being a family while being black became extremely difficult. Mothers, fathers and children being pulled

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    and organizations that changed the black communities' lives. The 1960’s are an important time period because of the Civil Rights Movement. During that time period, the black community's were able to vote (Voting Rights of 1965) and the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Between 1965 and 1968, the Black Panthers Party was created. Huey Newton and Bobby Seale created the Black Panther Party in Oakland, California in 1966. The Black Panther Party was original called, ‘The Black Panther Party for Self- Defense’;

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    unintended consequences for their families and friends, the importance of faith and religion in the black communities made tremendous growth since slavery and provided enormous political, spiritual, and economic change. The consequences they faced were very harsh. They were being beaten, imprisoned, hanged, shackled, burned, etc. all because of their religious faith in God. The churches the blacks invested in were being burned down by the whites who were against their religious power. An example

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